Blue Velvet

On the innocuous surface of David Lynch's unforgettably freaky 1986 film, Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan (Yakimas proud son) are small-town sweethearts. Then, as the voyeuristic MacLachlan learns, there are darker hearts beating nearby, those belonging to Frank (Dennis Hopper) and his beloved captive chanteuse (Isabella Rossellini). If sheno simple victimenchants our hero, pulls him into the darkness, Frank is even more the seducer. He literally takes the kid on a ride, a tour through a violent, sexually charged underworld that is, of course, a huge turn-on for the innocent lad. With his square jaw and vigorous dark hair, MacLachlan could pass as a young Ronald Reagan, and part of the movies impact was to peel back the Its Morning in America façade to Reagans 80s, revealing something rotting beneath. And, if nothing else, Franks angry drinking tutorial helped revive the PBR brand--which, naturally, is sponsoring this revival with free admission to the Friday late-night show. (R) BRIAN MILLER